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HANSARDSchool Buildings: RefurbishmentI thank my hon. Friend for his answer. He will know full well that I have been supporting the Gryphon School in Sherborne to fix its dilapidated temporary classrooms. The school…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSchool Buildings: Refurbishment5. What steps he is taking to help refurbish school buildings.14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Dorset police is at the bottom of the funding league table for police forces, coming 40th out of 41 forces, and we continue to battle issues of rural crime, including county…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the Secretary of State for Transport and this Conservative Government have—I understand for the second time—given the Mayor a multibillion-pound…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I really appreciate my hon. Friend responding to these points. I should be clear for the record that I, my colleagues and the leader of the council have been asking to meet…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank my right hon. Friend the Minister and particularly the Conservative police and crime commissioner for Dorset, David Sidwick, for…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)rose—09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)Boroughs such as Newham will benefit from £38 million under the settlement, compared with rural areas such as Dorset, which will receive nothing. Does my right hon. Friend agree…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)It is a pleasure to contribute to this debate and a pleasure to be here with my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax). We are here…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Military Aid to Civil AuthoritiesI am pleased that the Minister highlighted that. I highlight and thank him again for the £65 million that the Government have dedicated to Dorset County Hospital to address that…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Military Aid to Civil AuthoritiesI completely understand some of the difficult points the Minister makes, but does he agree that St John Ambulance has a wonderful suite of resources and could play a much more…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Military Aid to Civil AuthoritiesI cannot agree enough with the hon. Gentleman. I am delighted to be part of the armed forces parliamentary scheme and spending time with the Royal Navy at the moment. Those in the…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Military Aid to Civil AuthoritiesI beg to move, That this House has considered requests for military aid to civil authorities during the covid-19 outbreak. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today,…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Military Aid to Civil AuthoritiesI appreciate the Minister’s candour. I respectfully remind him that the fundamental issue is that we have constituents—patients—who are in great difficulty for a long time. I…08 Feb 2022HANSARDSouth Western RailwayI very much welcome the news from the Prime Minister yesterday that services in Dorset and across the west country will be returned on 19 February. Will the Minister share with…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ5. South Western Railway has totally cut off Dorset, Somerset, most of Wiltshire and Devon from its direct rail services to London as well as slashing our service in half, most…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSchool Buildings: West DorsetTwenty-five years ago, I attended the Gryphon School in Sherborne and was schooled in temporary classrooms. I returned to the school only a few months ago, to find the same…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSchool Buildings: West Dorset18. If he will take steps to ensure a high standard for school buildings in West Dorset.31 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022Does the hon. Gentleman accept that it is this Government who have consistently sought to maintain the connection from the UK to the rest of Europe? Almost 12 years ago, the…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Smart MotorwaysI thank the Minister for the points she is making. Can I press her on the point about health and safety assessments by the Office of Rail and Road? It is very clear from a lot of…13 Jan 2022